BOARD OF EDUCATION
TO MEET FEB. 9

The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Lake Avenue Elementary School. The public is invited to attend. Agenda

Middle school students raise nearly $3,000 for Haitian relief efforts

Congressman Scott Murphy visited the high school's
award-winning Project lead the way program on feb. 5

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE GUIDE

The spring Continuing Education course guide is available here. Registration began Feb. 1. Saratoga's program is the largest of its kind in the Capital Region.

Apply now for Universal Pre-K program openings for 2009-10
More here

School district accepting names of children for 2010-11 Universal Pre-K program
 

Universal Pre-K information

SAT PREP CLASSES BEGIN MARCH 8 AT HIGH SCHOOL

CHESS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 20

The school district's tenth annual chess tournament will be held on Saturday, March 20, at the Dorothy Nolan Elementary School. More here.

High school flag that flew millions of miles on
space shuttle unveiled

"Cellular computers" piloted at Lake Avenue Elementary School

MAPLE AVENUE DRAMA CLUB
PRESENTS “WILLY WONKA”
FEB 5-7
The Drama Club at the Maple Avenue Middle School will present the musical “Willy Wonka” from Feb. 5 to 7 in the Trombley Auditorium. More

H1NI FLU AND SEASONAL FLU INFORMATION - includes links to Web sites and documents

H1N1 vaccination clinics for students held Dec. 1 and 3

Booster clinic for students 9 and under held Jan. 6
at Maple Avenue Middle School

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24

REMINDER: APPLICATIONS  FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEALS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Click here for the application. For more information or assistance with the application, please call the School Food Service Program at 583-4704.
Income eligibility guidelines

SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED ALUMNI GATHERING DEC. 23

300 holiday care packages SENT to Afghanistan
with the help of Saratoga Springs High School students
More here

Bike-riding procedures for schools announced

Saratoga Springs Board of Education trustee resigns
due to job relocation

Students featured in literary journal
participate in "Saratoga Reads" kickoff

Dec. 2 "gallery" reception honors art by Saratoga Springs students

FRENCH 5 STUDENTS AT SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ARE PRODUCING A DVD THAT SHOWCASES THEIR HOMETOWN FOR FRENCH-SPEAKING TOURISTS
Capital News 9 story and video
Story by The Saratogian

TWO ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED NOV. 10 BY BOARD OF EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY TEACHER MICHAEL GALLAGHER WINS NATIONAL AWARD
High school technology teacher Michael Gallagher was one of 10 outstanding educators nationwide to be honored in November in Austin, Texas, by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation. More here.
Gallagher featured on Capital News 9

STUDENTS AT THE LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PREPARED A PRE-THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR SOUP KITCHEN PATRONS NOV. 24 AS PART OF THEIR CHARACTER ED PROGRAM. More here from The Saratogian

NEW ENROLLMENT REPORT PROJECTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN STUDENT POPULATION
An enrollment report presented to the Board of Education Nov. 10 projects an enrollment decline of less than 2 percent -- 119 students -- over the next five years. To view the report, click here. Progress through the slides by using the arrows at the bottom of each page.
(The report is a pdf document. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. Get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader here.)

Sixty-one students earn AP Scholar Awards at High School

PARENT UNIVERSITY:  CREATING STRONGER
SCHOOL-COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Parent University is a new community collaboration designed to help parents and families actively participate in their students' education. For more information and links to upcoming programs, click here.

The Nov. 7 Parent University Summit kickoff was a huge success!  More here

SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATIONS:  Jan. 8 update

High School and rotary honored outstanding students November 5 

Saratoga Springs High School, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, held the sixteenth annual Academic Recognition Program at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 5, in the school’s Loewenberg Auditorium. More

Farmers' Market to spend winter months
at Division Street School
Saturday, Nov. 7, WAS opening day
A unique partnership between the school district and the Saratoga Farmers’ Market is resulting in the use of more locally grown, fresh produce in school lunch menus. More

ART SALE RAISING FUNDS
FOR LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN
Seventh-grade art students at the Maple Avenue Middle School have created about 100 clay pinch pots, which are being sold to benefit the Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council soup kitchen at 24 Circular Street in Saratoga Springs. Students held a sale outside the Borders bookstore on Broadway in Saratoga Springs on Nov. 8, and bowls are still available for purchase at the school.  The students hope to raise $500.

REPORT ON DISTRICT ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Students, staff and administrators throughout the school district are working together to help conserve energy. Click here for a slide show on the District Energy Conservation Task Force Committee’s findings and recommendations relative to energy conservation, energy education, and recycling.

Saratoga Springs High School
earns prestigious ENERGY STAR

Saratoga Springs High School has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. More

Update on policy related to safe bicycle riding on school property

School district administrators are reviewing a revised policy regarding safe riding of bicycles on school property, with a goal of finalizing details by late fall. More

program on anxiety and OCD offers strategies for HELPING students

A special presentation on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder offered by the school district’s Office of Pupil Services on Oct. 23 attracted a motivated audience of more than 30 school psychologists, speech therapists, teachers and administrators. More

CIVIL WAR REENACTORS VISITED THE MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEPT. 18
A group of Civil War reenactors visited the Maple Avenue Middle School on Friday, Sept. 18, to present living history programs to seventh- and eighth-graders. The third annual Saratoga Springs Civil War Encampment was held in Congress Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20. For more on the encampment, click here.

Top 10 Things to Know About the School District

2009-2010 BUDGET APPROVED: 2,242-878

Bus Proposition Approved and three elected
to Board of Education

NO TAX LEVY INCREASE IN  2009-2010 BUDGET
Voters overwhelmingly approved a $110,129,656 budget for 2009-2010 by a vote of 2,242-878 on May 19. There is no increase in the tax levy.  A school bus purchase proposition was approved by a vote of 2,128-954, and three trustees were elected to the Board of Education. More results

Click here for the 2009-2010 budget home page.

CHANGE IN STATE LAW REQUIRES BODY MASS INDEX REPORTING

Changes to the New York State Education Law require that body mass index (BMI) and weight status group be included as part of the student’s required school health examination. More

Form for parents requesting exclusion from BMI reporting

assistance
for parents and students in accessing Edline

Parents or students needing assistance to access Edline should e-mail one of the following:   

• Saratoga Springs High School: Nancy Piscitelli (n_piscitelli@saratogaschools.org)  

• Maple Avenue Middle School: Charles Kish (c_kish@saratogaschools.org)

• Elementary schools: Kristin Passaretti: (k_passaretti@saratogaschools.org)